Trips for Kids Tampa's ride with Academy Prep Center of Tampa!

We had a great ride with 23 7th graders on September 19th from this special school located in Ybor City. Most of these kids had never been riding off road before and they all had a blast! They learned about our parks, nature, and how to ride bikes off-road. Academy Prep Center also had a ride on Sep 26th with 26 8th graders that also went really well! To find out more about Academy Prep Center click on their website here: http://www.academyprep.org/

Come Join us for "Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day" October 3rd!

Come join Trips for Kids Tampa, BAADR Mountain Bike Club of Tampa Bay, and the Wilderness Trails Association in the celebration of the IMBA's "Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day" to be held on October 3rd in East Tampa! We will be offering a 20 minute "Basic Training Class"for new riders, guided rides, prizes from national and local sponsors, and a great BBQ lunch.

Trips for Kids will have a few bikes available for use for those who do not have one, but these will be on a "1st come 1st serve" basis. We will also be accepting donations for the chapter at this event with a "suggested" donation of $6 per person for the lunch and all activities!

When: 9am October 3rd 2009

Where: Morris Bridge Park in East Tampa (13330 Morris Bridge Rd)

What to Bring: Bike, Helmet, Family!

Call Darrin at 813-300-6840 for more information!

Watch for "Trips for Kids Tampa" on Fox 13 News Tonight!

Tonight at 6pm on Channel 13, The interview we did with them will be aired on the 6pm newscast under Kelly Ring's section called "Whats Right with Tampa Bay"! I am hoping it shows up on their website not to long after that!

We are also shooting a story this Thursday with local cable news channel "Bay News 9" at Trout Creek around 10:30 am.

Trips for Kids Tampa 1st Ride Was Great!

Well we finally had our 1st official ride this past Saturday and all went very well! We had over 30 people show up to ride and volunteer and enjoy the lunch we had after. Chris was very pleased on how it all went and the kids had a great time as well! Thanks to all that came out to help and participate!

I will be posting a short video soon of the event as well.

Welcome to the Trips for Kids Tampa Blog!

After 6 months for planning and working, Trips for Kids Tampa is now ready to roll! We will be having our 1st ride on August 15th 9am at Trout Creek park in East Tampa and will be joining up with BAADR Mountain Bike Club of Tampa to help kick us off.

We are also having a fundraiser with Pizza Hut on August 24th where if you use the voucher HERE they will donate 20% of your purchase to Trips for Kids Tampa! We will also be having a get together that night at the Pizza Hut on Gibsonton Drive in Riverview. Please attend if you can.

We will be doing other fund raisers soon since we are still in need of bikes and other equipment to support the demand we already have in the area.

Stay tuned for more information also on "Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day" we are planning for October 3rd!